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Heritage is that which is inherited ; it is everywhere around us. It is natural or created or has evolved in the course of history. Heritage is something which is specific and typical of a place, area, region or country on the one hand and of a family, community or people on the other. natural cultural

The Great Himalayas Constitute the highest mountain system of the world.

Its tributaries namely the Satluj, Beas, Ravi, Chenab and Jhelum

The Ganga with its tributaries like the Alaknanda, Mandakini, Yamuna,Ghaghra, Gandak and Kosi

The River Saraswati which was a mighty once but now it is dry and no more.

The rivers in the northern part of the peninsula are the Subarnarekha and the Mahanadi on the eastern side and the Mahi and the Sabarmati on the Western Coast.

The rivers that originate in the Western Ghats are the Godavari, Krishna, Kaveri and the Vaigai.

Because of the rivers great empire capital like Vijayanagar grew up in the banks of the Tungabhadra, Nagarjunakonda was on the bank of the Krishna and the great port town Kaveripattanam was on the bank of Kaveri.

Some of the hills like Pachaimali, Shevaroy, Javadi and Nallamala hills are known for their history.

Sarais were built along the Grand Trunk Road for traders and travellers by Sher Shah Suri and Mughals.

Sarais at Amritsar in Punjab to Haryana,Delhi,U.P,Bihar and West Bengal.

Sarai Amanat Khan,Dakhni Sarai and Nurmahal Sarai in Punjab

Gharaunda Sarai in Haryana, Badli and Badarpur Sarais in Delhi and Chhata Sarai near Mathura in U.P.

As we travel along the Grand Trunk Road huge high brick pillars were constructed approx. 5 meters high are Kos Minars e.g. Qutub Minar which was started by Qutub ud din Aibak and completed by Illtumish.

Water conservation and harness led to creation of human made lakes and reservoirs.

Water harvesting goes back to Harappan Civilization.

At Dholavira, in the Great Rann of Kachchh.

Gujarat, a network of reservoirs were created. A record was found of a lake at Girnar in Junagarh at Gujarat was repaired.

Thus individuals can help by indentifying hitherto unknown monuments, sites and antiquities, take up the work of listing and documenting these and maintain vigil so that the monuments are not damaged or destroyed and the antiquities are not removed or stolen from their location. Awareness about this rich heritage land will help in preserving it for posterity.